Mark's Maze

AL HELD (1928-2005)
Mark's Maze
ten-paneled two-sided screenprint, on hinged accordian-folded Mohawk rag paper, 1990, initialed in pencil and signed in color on the justification page, numbered 2/200 (there were also twenty artist's proofs), published by The Spring Street Workshop, New York, in generally good condition, with the original black clamshell portfolio
Overall: 90³⁄₈ x 6⁷⁄₈ in. (2296 x 175 mm.)
Portfolio: 9³⁄₈ x 7³⁄₈ x ⁷⁄₈ in. (239 x 187 x 22 mm.)

A ten panel, two sided, hinged, accordion-folded serigraph measuring 7 inches by 90 inches printed on Mohawk rag paper in an edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. The artist has initialed each print and has signed, numbered and dated each portfolio. Published by the Spring Street Workshop, New York, NY in 1990.

The image was initially created by the artist in 1973 and proofed at that time by Bill Weege on ten individual panels, each measuring 21 inches by 27 inches. The panels were silkscreened in two editions of 10 signed and numbered sets with 5 artist proofs-one edition printed with white ink on black, one edition black ink on white. Published by the Spring Street Workshop in 1989.

Mark's Maze is in homage to the artist's friend, Mark Rothko.